Production Control Specialist
About The Position
The Production Control Specialist supports the Supply Chain Manager by contributing to manufacturing forecasts and determining order ship dates based on available materials, labor, capacity, and customer requirements. The role assists with scheduling manufacturing work centers to improve on-time delivery, maximize factory throughput, and minimize operational inefficiencies. The specialist works closely with the Supply Chain Manager, Production Supervisors, manufacturing leadership, Manufacturing, and Inside Sales. Responsibilities include maintaining production schedules, reviewing schedule compliance, responding to production-floor feedback, addressing capacity and material issues, monitoring inventory, and helping coordinate month-end manufacturing and shipping activities. The role also promotes workplace organization using 5S and 80/20 principles and supports safe work practices across operational areas. The position is primarily sedentary, involving extended sitting, computer use, and repetitive motion. It also involves collaboration with manufacturing personnel in a potentially noisy production environment, wearing required PPE onsite, and lifting, moving, or carrying up to 25 pounds. Extended hours may be required when business needs require them.
Requirements
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in Production Planning and Scheduling within a job shop manufacturing environment.
- Strong proficiency with Decision Support Systems, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, and MRP systems.
- Ability to effectively balance multiple competing priorities.
- Strong listening, communication, and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to negotiate, compromise, and adapt to changing business objectives.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills.
- Ability to work extended hours when business needs require.
- Ability to perform work in a primarily sedentary environment involving extended periods of sitting, computer use, and repetitive motion activities.
- Ability to lift, move, and carry up to 25 pounds.
- Ability to work collaboratively with manufacturing personnel in a production environment that may be noisy.
- Ability to follow all safety policies and procedures and wear required personal protective equipment (PPE) when onsite.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor's degree preferred and/or APICS certification.
- Wire and cable industry experience preferred.
- Lean Six Sigma experience preferred.
Responsibilities
- Assist the Supply Chain Manager in organizing and maintaining production schedules for assigned work centers.
- Schedule and maintain assigned manufacturing work centers to support production requirements.
- Analyze workload and production demands to help Production Supervisors determine staffing requirements.
- Partner daily with manufacturing leadership to review schedule compliance and make adjustments as needed.
- Respond to production-floor feedback about schedule changes to reduce setup times, improve material usage, maximize run efficiency, and increase throughput.
- Review long-term capacity constraints and work with Manufacturing to resolve raw material and production issues.
- Interface with Inside Sales as needed to provide order status updates and support lead-time adjustments for critical customer requirements.
- Assist in monitoring inventory levels, including stock products, customer-specific inventory, crib stock singles, and repeat-use raw materials, to ensure timely material availability.
- Support month-end manufacturing and shipping activities and help coordinate efforts to achieve financial and operational objectives.
- Promote workplace organization through the application of 5S and 80/20 principles.
- Support and monitor safe work practices throughout all operational areas.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
